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What is in a name – Access to veterinary care?
A study by Purdue University (US) scientists published in January 2024 reviewed the existing literature concerning access to veterinary care, in order to understand how “access to veterinary care” has been defined in the literature, map a broad list of potential barriers that may influence access to veterinary care, and identify how access to care impacts the welfare of animals, both companion as well as livestock species.
Outreach adventures to spay/neuter clinics
When most of your work is with your laptop in the office; writing reports, going through accounts, planning projects and budgets and addressing staff recruitment needs, there is nothing better than a little adventure in the form of a field work trip.
Over the last couple of years with the WVS India team, I have been focusing on developing the concept of owned dog spay/neuter campaign clinics as way of complementing the traditional…
Just keep spaying – CATS!!!!
I received an email this morning from Sushmita (name changed), asking my help for what to do when there are kittens being left on the streets and she already has seven such kittens rescued in her house.
This situation is so common for so many people concerned about animals and their welfare. Abandoned, helpless kittens left on the roadsides and kind people trying their best to save their lives by syringe feeding or bottle feeding them every couple of hours 24/7. Despite of all the love and dedication for such work, many such kittens don’t survive.
Investing to your veterinary identity
Twenty years ago, as I was getting ready to start my life as a veterinarian, a big part of the process was to plan what instruments, equipment, medicine and materials to buy, and from where to order them. Among my friends we would compare lists and supplier details and consider how much equine work and how much cattle and how much small animal practice we were likely to be seeing in our first jobs. Medicine and equipment supplier companies arranged…
World Veterinary Day
On this World Veterinary Day, as I sat down for my morning coffee and to check on messages in my phone, I was very happy to see first the message from Dr Shireen Lawrence, thanking me for the mentoring I had provided to him over ten years ago, as he was beginning his career as a veterinarian. It was fully unexpected message and I felt very honoured and humbled by him remembering and recognising me in such a role, so many years later.